Editing Galaxy Quest (section)

=== Filming ===
[[Linda DeScenna]], [[production designer]] of the film, was interested in the project because it would not have the same aesthetics as other 1990s science fiction films, and "it didn't have to be real, hi-tech and vacuformed".<ref name="io9"/> DeScenna drew inspiration for the sets not only from ''Star Trek'', but also from ''[[Buck Rogers]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', and ''[[Lost in Space]]''.<ref name="starlog 2000"/> DeScenna had hoped to incorporate more essence of the reuse of props and set elements from these shows within the film, but the film didn't provide enough space for this.<ref name="starlog 2000"/> She used color theming to help distinguish the key elements of the film, with steam blue for the Thermians and the ''Protector'', while Saris and his species were made to be a green tone that stood out against that.<ref name="starlog 2000"/> The design of the Thermian station was influenced by the works of artist [[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]], especially his cover art for the [[Yes (band)|Yes]] live album ''[[Yessongs]]'' (1973).<ref name="io9"/>

[[File:Goblin_Valley_2007.jpg|thumb|right|[[Goblin Valley State Park]] was used for the scenes on the alien planet.]]
The bulk of the film was shot in studios in Los Angeles. Scenes of the alien planet were filmed at [[Goblin Valley State Park]] in [[Utah]].<ref name="io9"/> At the time, access to the park was partly by [[dirt road]]; fees paid by the production company were used to upgrade the entire access road to [[asphalt pavement]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feather |first=Lauren |date=2022-04-21 |title=9 Things You Didn't Know About Goblin Valley |url=https://www.thetravel.com/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-goblin-valley/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=TheTravel |language=en}}</ref> Other locations used in the film included the [[Stahl House]] as Nesmith's home and the [[Hollywood Palladium]] for the fan conventions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/g/Galaxy-Quest.php|title=Filming Locations for sci-fi spoof Galaxy Quest (2000), in Los Angeles and Utah|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231010517/https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/g/Galaxy-Quest.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to Weaver, Allen hectored her to sign a piece of the Nostromo, the spaceship from ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', in which she had starred; she ultimately did, writing "Stolen by Tim Allen; Love, Sigourney Weaver", which she claims upset him greatly.<ref name="io9"/> During the period of filming, the entire cast attended a 20th-anniversary screening of ''Alien''. After filming wrapped, Weaver kept the wig she wore for the role.<ref name="MentalFloss"/>

The film's visual effects were created by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] (ILM) led by [[Bill George (visual effects supervisor)|Bill George]]. A challenge in the CGI was making distinctions between scenes that were to be from the 1980s ''Galaxy Quest'' show, which would have been done normally through practical effects, and the more realistic scenes for the contemporary actors.<ref name="starlog 2000"/> Various practical effects were also used, such as the "piglizard" creature that the crew transports onto the ''Protector''.<ref name="starlog 2000"/>